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Wes Brown

Full Name	Wesley Brown
Position	Central Defender
Squad Number	24
Date of Birth	26th March 1979
Place of Birth	Manchester
Height	6ft
Weight	11st 11
United Debut	4/5/1998 (H) Leeds Utd
Transfer Fee	N/A
International	3 Caps - 0 goals

Career History
A former student at the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall, Wes Brown played for Manchester and Greater Manchester as a schoolboy. He signed as a trainee upon leaving school in July 1996 and signed as a professional just four months later on 4 November 1996. In his first full season at Old Trafford, Brown picked up a Lancashire FA Youth Cup winners' medal and a Lancashire League Division One medal together with the Denzil Haroun Young Player of the Year award. Performances throughout the season earned him a place on the substitutes' bench against Leeds United on 4 May 1998. Brown appeared in the starting line-up for the first time the following week as United defeated Barnsley 2-0.

Recent History
His performances in the 1998-99 season caught the eye as an accomplished central defender despite his youth. Brown gained a regular first team place deputising for the injured Denis Irwin at full-back. Quick and able to surge forward down the wing, Wes was very impressive all-round. An international at Under-18 and Under-21 level, Brown received his first senior cap under Kevin Keegan, playing against Hungary in Budapest. Wes' first team opportunities became rarer towards the end of the season, but he had played his part in the club's Treble success.

Wes had set his sights on making an impact on the team again in the 1999/2000 season, but a training ground cruciate knee injury meant that his season was over before it began.For the 2000-2001 season, he was playing mainly in the heart of defence with Jaap Stam, Brown had many impressive performances throughout the season as United boasted the best defensive record of any Premiership team.

He gained the praises of many plaudits for his composure and technical excellence whilst the absence of Ronny Johnsen gave Brown his chance to make over 50 appearances. Brown broke into the England squad and is likely to be a regular in the national team for the near future. Wes Brown has the potential to become a world class player, a standard he would definitely strive for in the future.